This collection contains unpublished one-act plays. Most of these plays were written for production in Lafayette, especially at the Eavesdrop Theatre which was located in the Red Dog Saloon [later The Corner] at the corner of General Mouton St. and Lamar St. They were also performed at the Louisiana Playwrights Theatre, The Red Garter, community theaters, and in small theaters in Virginia, New York City, London, and elsewhere.

A few scripts are copies of unpublished or published plays from unidentified sources which must have been produced in Lafayette. Most of the plays were written by University of Southwestern Louisiana (now University of Louisiana at Lafayette) English Department faculty or students, including a few done as class assignments. Some were written by faculty in other USL departments [mainly history]. Some of the plays include cast listings and director's notes on the typescript. Several of the copies in this collection were used during rehearsals. Date of production, if given, is taken as date of authorship unless otherwise indicated.

John W. Fiero, Joe E. Riehl, Jr., and James H. Wilson donated these scripts.